By just about any measure, Congress is at its lowest point in history. Only 9 percent of the country has a favorable view of the 535 men and women who make up the bicameral body. One poll even revealed that they’re less popular than cockroaches, traffic jams, and that ultimate…
If you’re political-sleaze maestro Constantin Querard, the Arizona Legislature practically is your own personal Downton Abbey. Querard’s team of taxpayer-funded butlers, bootblacks, and maids is extensive — at least 20, by his own claim — in both the upper and lower chamber. On February 21, before the state House Reform…
Democratic Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick seems to be concerned about the possibility of “devastating sequestration cuts.”She also seems concerned about the fact that she’s gonna need some cash for the 2014 election, so if you could create and equal concern for the sequester and the re-election effort, then you’ll have your…
According to most of the people running law-enforcement agencies along the U.S./Mexico border, so-called “spillover” violence from Mexico isn’t really happening.Some grandstanding politicians would swear otherwise, but a Government Accountability Office report says officials from 31 of 37 state and local law-enforcement agencies on the border “stated that they have…
Kristopher Harvey, the father from Surprise who was “just trying to teach his boys a lesson” by making them get really drunk, will spend the next three years on probation.Police described the boys, ages 13 and 14, as “highly intoxicated,” as officers discovered them on a June day in their…
The man who escaped from one of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s jails in May was captured again.The U.S. Marshals Service says Rocky Marquez was arrested in Mexico — which is the second time Marquez had to be tracked down. Shortly after the Marshals Service found Marquez in the Detroit area a…
Arizona State University is suing a locally based porn website, “Sun Devil Angels,” for alleged trademark infringement, but here’s a tip — the porn website isn’t the first thing with the “Sun Devil” name.Brent Townsend — who’s with Digital Dream Media, which is one of the parties in the lawsuit…
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UPDATE: Smith’s been traded to Kansas City.Stop us if you’ve heard this one before — there’s a rumor involving a quarterback and the Arizona Cardinals.The last 48 hours were devoted to a rumor about the Cardinals being interested in drafting USC quarterback Matt Barkley, but the Arizona Republic’s Kent Somers…
The Jodi Arias trial took another turn for the nutty today with a “meltdown” by prosecutor Juan Martinez and, to some extent, the justice system. Arias, who claims she shot, stabbed and nearly decapitated her ex-boyfriend in self-defense, said in her third day of being cross-examined that Martinez was making…
After hours of debate, the Phoenix City Council voted 5 to 3 to approve a measure that expands the city’s anti-discrimination measure to include members of the LGBT and disabled community. Councilmen Sal DiCiccio, Jim Waring and Bill Gates voted against the hotly contested measure…
Testimony for and against a measure to protect members of the LGBT and disabled communities has been going on for more than two hours. An audience packed with members of the LGBT community, religious leaders, Phoenix residents, and business owners are trying with both logical and emotional pleas to persuade…
Sure enough, Arizona State University’s suing a locally based porn website, “Sun Devil Angels,” for a variety of reasons, including trademark infringement.Rumor mill TMZ actually got wind of this lawsuit last week, but the lawsuit itself hasn’t been made public until now, as it was filed in federal court Monday.See…
You can sleep easy tonight, folks — one of the many, many people who has said mean things about Sheriff Joe Arpaio on the Internet was arrested on a misdemeanor charge.Specifically, MCSO says a man posted to the “People Against Sheriff Joe Arpaio” Facebook page that he’d kill Arpaio for…
The love story of Gary Noel — the man who has admitted to lighting his wife’s house on fire this weekend but claims, “The bitch deserved it,” as he killed his estranged wife’s cat in the process — is currently playing out on local television.3TV is really, really following the…
Phoenix Councilman Sal DiCiccio is trying to rally his ultra-right-wing conservative troops to oppose a policy proposal that aims protect individuals from discrimination because of their “sexual orientation,” “gender identity or expression,” and “disability.” DiCiccio calls the proposal a “radical left turn for Phoenix.” He attacks Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton…
The sky is falling, the sky is falling! Wanna stop the sky from falling? Then give and give generously to Arizona Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema’s re-election fund. Yep, that’s the appeal from Sinema as the U.S. government heads straight for sequestration and tens of thousands of Arizona jobs supposedly face the…
If you’re political sleaze maestro Constantin Querard, the Arizona Legislature is practically your own personal Downton Abbey. Querard’s team of taxpayer-funded butlers, bootblacks, and maids is extensive — at least 20, by his own claim — in the both the upper and lower chambers. And on February 21, before the…
We’re not sure whether this is a serious thing, but right-wingers are touting their response to the attempted recall of Sheriff Joe Arpaio: an effort to recall County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox.Forgive us for being skeptical, but if you think it’s a longshot that Arpaio will be recalled, consider the…
Democrat Felecia Rotellini, 2010’s Attorney General election runnerup, announced that she’s making another run for the AG post in 2014.Also, we’ve found out what 2012 U.S. Senate election runnerup Richard Carmona’s up to — being the chairman of Rotellini’s campaign.See also:-Terry Goddard Wants to Be AG Again? Puh-lease-Arizona AG Tom…
This week in the Arizona Cardinals’ desperate, years-long search for a functional quarterback: Matt Barkley.According to one of the NFL.com writers at the scouting combine this week, the Cardinals found Barkley “extremely impressive,” and there’s a “rumor” that the Cardinals are “very interested” in the USC quarterback…
Jennifer Dempsey, the 35-year-old Phoenix woman accused of lying about her age to teenage boys she had sex with, lying about being pregnant, and lying about having cancer, pleaded not guilty to her charges this morning.The actual charges she’s facing are related to Dempsey’s meeting a pair of teenage boys…
